The troubling racist element of the "inspiring" Ukrainian uprising has been mostly airbrushed from the U.S. media's narrative, but more honest sources of news have reported this disturbing reality. For instance, watch this report from the BBC

The European Union has cancelled a traditional dinner with President Vladimir Putin at an EU-Russia summit in Brussels on 28 Jan. to show there is no "business as usual" after a tug-of-war with Moscow over Ukraine.